Frog Raising for Pleasure and Profit and other Bizarre Books
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Seller: Fold the Corner Books, Milford, Surrey, United KingdomFold the Corner Books
AbeBooks seller since October 31, 2023
Condition: Used
US$ 68.87
Quantity: 1 available
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ASH, Russell and Brian LAKEFrog Raising for Pleasure and Profit and other Bizarre BooksLondon: Macmillan, 19858vo., publisher’s red boards, lettered in gilt to spine with publisher’s device to foot; together in the neatly-clipped dustwrapper; pp. [x], 180, [ii]; black and white images and photographs throughout; pages evenly toned, a touch bumped to spine tips; otherwise near-fine in near-fine wrapper, just lightly sunned at the backstrip and with a couple of spots to the lower flap. First edition, signed by both authors to the ffep.A fabulous compendium of all things silly and peculiar in the way of real book titles and authors. Examples include A Three-Foot Stool, Advanced Mathematics by Boring and Boring, and The Benefit of Farting Explain’d by Don Fartinhando Puffindorst [Pseud. Jonathan Swift].
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- Frog Raising for Pleasure and Profit and other Bizarre Books
Fold the Corner Books
Milford, Surrey, United Kingdom
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| Item | 15 to 30 business days | 5 to 10 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 33.43 | US$ 46.80 |
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Founded in January 2023, Fold the Corner specialises in rare, beautiful, and eclectic books, letters and manuscripts from the 18th to 21st centuries. Areas of interest include Philosophy, Literature, Counterculture and Modern First Editions (from 1900 to the present day). I also work closely with the Canadian writer and illustrator Charles van Sandwyk, and carry a constant supply of his books, artworks and etchings, and am one of the few dealers in the UK to do so.
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Fold the Corner Books
Binghams, Culmer Lane
Wormley, Godalming, United Kingdom GU8 5SP
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